Trails: Whenuakite car park on State Highway 25 – Lynch Stream Track – Whenuakite Loop Walk – Lynch Stream Track – Lynch Stream Bay – Otara Bay North Track – Otara Bay (further to Sailors Grave) – return back the same way to carpark. Caution: 82 times stream crossing! May tough in wet weather. Car Park: Yes. Whenuakite […]
Trails: Tapotupotu Campground – Te Paki Coastal Track or Cape Reinga Coastal Walkway on some maps – Cape Reinga lighthouse – back the same way. Car Park: Yes. Tapotupotu Bay Camping Area. It’s about 112 km 1 h 35 min drive from Kaitaia. Public Toilet: Yes. Weather: Check Weather before you go! For better […]
Trails: Moirs Hill Walkway Highway 1 car park entrance – Beverley Price Loop Track – Pohuehue Waterfall – Moirs Hill Walkway forest road until Moirs Hill Rd and return – Beverley Price Loop Track – car park. Caution: There are many road junctions and unnamed forest roads there but not on map. Follow the markers. […]
Trails: Off SH 16 track entrance – Track on private farmland – Atuanui Scenic Reserve bush line – Mt Auckland summit (views of Kaipara Harbour and Hoteo River Estuary) – track down to Kaipara Hills Rd entrance – return back the same way. Car Park: Yes. Mt Auckland Walkway on SH 16. The other track entrance […]
Trails: Te Wairoa car park – Tarawera Trail – Hawaiki Bay amenity area 5km – Te Wairua Stream amenity area 11km – Hot Water ( Hotwater ) Beach campsite – (next day) walk back the same way to car park. Caution: No drinkable water supply on Hot Water Beach campsite (campsite need […]
Trails: Anawhata Rd car park – Kuataika track – off track – Kuataika Stream – (planned to Wainamu Junction but failed) – Kuataika track back to car park. Note: Experienced tramper with good navigation skill only. Car Park: Yes. Anawhata Rd car park. It’s about 42 km and 75 minutes drive from Auckland city […]
Trails: Hunua Falls car park – Massey Track – YMCA track to R R Track – off track – Stream crossing – off track to YMCA track – off track to Hunua Falls. Caution: Hunua Ranges exploring trip. Bush bashing! Experienced trampers with very good navigation skill only! Car Park: Yes. Public Toilet: Yes. […]
Trails: McNicol Rd car park – Te Araroa Trail – off track to Orum Rd – off track back to forest – off track to Orum Rd – Cossey Access Rd – Te Araroa Trail – McNicol Rd car park. Caution: Experienced trampers with good navigation skill only! Car Park: Yes. McNicol Rd car park. It’s […]
Trails: Lake Wainamu Bethells Road car park – Lake Wainamu Track – Houghton Track – Off Houghton Track – Unnamed roads and tracks – Bethells Beach – car park. Caution: Experienced trampers with good navigation skill only. Some tracks and roads on map will never be found on site, and some you […]
Trails: Onetai Valley Stream Track to Rat’s Tooth and return back by ridge track. Caution: !!!Experienced trampers with good navigation skill only!!! Tracks are in private land and must get permission from the farm owner before you go in. Tracks are not managed by DOC and hence without orange marks. There are […]